Search for dissertations about: "verbal protocol analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words verbal protocol analysis.

2. 1. On synthesis in the later phases of the mechanical engineering design process

   Author : Damien Motte; Innovation; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; detail design; verbal protocol analysis; problem solving; mechanical engineering design process; design activity; embodiment design; design analysis; machine design; maskinkonstruktion;

   Abstract : Only 15% to 30% of product development projects require the development of new product concepts. This means that the majority of design projects are carried out within the embodiment design and detail design phases. READ MORE

4. 2. Picture Viewing and Picture Description: Two Windows on the Mind

   Author : Jana Holsanova; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; discourse hierarchy; picture description; vision; picture viewing; information flow; discourse segmentation; discourse analysis; coherence; semantics; spatial and temporal relations; cognitive science; linguistics; cognitive linguistics; psycholinguistics; speech; cognition; multimodal communication; mental processes; eye movement protocol; focus of attention; spoken language protocol; information processing; scene perception; areas of interest;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I connect two disciplines, linguistics and vision research, and combine two methods, spoken language protocols and eye movement protocols, in order to cast light on the underlying cognitive processes. In a series of studies, I investigate the processual aspects of picture viewing and picture description. READ MORE

5. 3. Street Artivism on Athenian Walls : A cognitive semiotic analysis of metaphor and narrative in street art

   Author : Georgios Stampoulidis; Kognitiv semiotik; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Greek Street Art; Urban Creativity; Cognitive Semiotics; Pheno-methodological Triangulation; Polysemiotic Communication; Multimodality; Ethnographic Research; Go-along Interview; Rhetorical Figures; Metaphor Identification Procedures; Verbal and Non-verbal Metaphor; Motivation Sedimentation Model MSM ; Narrative; Secondary Narrativity;

   Abstract : The thesis is a collection of four papers on Greek street art (specifically situated in the city of Athens) with a focus on metaphors and narratives. The overall aim guiding this thesis is to explore how street art in times of crisis can represent sociopolitical issues and in what ways these messages can be conveyed. READ MORE

6. 4. Systematic evaluation of perceived spatial quality in surround sound systems

   Author : Jan Berg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Audio Technology; Ljudteknik;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to elaborate a method for the evaluation of perceived spatial quality in surround systems with emphasis on how to find and validate relevant attribute scales originating from verbal elicitation of personal constructs. The main question raised in this work was: Could a method utilising elicited personal constructs be used for finding a set of attributes with sufficient common meaning, thus enabling a group of experienced listeners to make significant judgements of spatial quality in surround sound systems? To investigate this, a method comprising a number of steps was employed. READ MORE

7. 5. Assessment of patients' needs and resources as a basis in supervision for individualised nursing care in nursing home wards : evaluation of an intervention study

   Author : Görel Hansebo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Geriatric nursing; Nursing; Nursing assessment; Nursing care; Nursing homes; Qualitative methods; Geriatri; Geriatrik; Omvårdnad; Sjukhem; Hemsjukvård; Äldrevård; Psykiatrisk vård; Kvalitativa metoder; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; intervention project; assessment; supervision; elderly care; knowledge of patients; professional approach and qualitative methods;

   Abstract : The study in this thesis was conducted as an intervention project in three nursing home wards in Sweden, in a big city as well as in rural areas, one year in each ward. The intervention consisted of supervision for individualised and documented nursing care with a multidimensional assessment instrument, the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI/MDS), used as a basis. READ MORE